Cooking Times

15 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
45 min
Total Time

Ingredients (8 items)

500.00 g Shredded coconut
fresh or dried coconut
400.00 g Sugar
white sugar
200.00 ml Water
for syrup
200.00 ml Condensed milk
sweetened condensed milk
30.00 g Butter
unsalted butter
3.00 drops Food coloring
pink or yellow, optional
1.00 tsp Vanilla extract
pure vanilla
0.50 tsp Salt
pinch of salt

Instructions (6 steps)

1
Make syrup with sugar and water to soft ball stage.
15 minutes
2
Add coconut and condensed milk to syrup.
3
Cook stirring constantly until thick.
12 minutes
4
Add butter and food coloring if using.
5
Pour into greased pan, level surface.
6
Cool completely, cut into squares.
60 minutes